söznü semirtirge

/søzny semirtirɡe/

Literal translation

to fatten the word

Intended meaning

To overstate something in the telling, adding to it and dressing it up, whether in a flattering or a damaging direction.
  • Sen söznü bir kesek semirtib söleşirge süygen adamsa da, anı bla aytasa ansı, Şmaw içgenlikge, aqılın içmegenli tört-beş jıl da boladı, – degendi Alan."You are someone who likes to lay it on a bit thick when you talk, and that is the only reason you say so; though Shmau drinks, they have not drunk their wits away in four or five years," said Alan.

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